My Newest Hobby--Braided Rugs

My wonderful new friend, Jill, has recently taught me how to make these beautiful braided rugs. I just fell in love with these rugs, they are homemade and as big or as small as you want them to be. I soon found out that these rugs are a lot of work, and it can make you lose your mind when they take on an unexpected shape or curl. But all in all they are fun, they make me concentrate on just one thing, instead of my mind racing like it normally does.

My first rug turned out pretty good, but it ended up taking on a strange oval/rectangle type shape. In a few weeks here I will be re-stitching this rug, because I'm a perfectionist mostly. Before I can do that, I need to finish the rug that I am making for our kitchen. I started it smaller than it should have been, and then found out that it was taking on a kind of peanut or stocking shape. Weird! But I tore it apart and re-stitched it, and now it looks beautiful. I also have decided to make a big beautiful rug for my mom's hallway... a large 15' x 3' wide. A big project but I'm up for the challenge. =) YAY!

You all may know that my mom and I are pretty crafty people, so I'm always looking for new ways to take on crafts and homemade things. This is just a fun way to occupy my time.

Anyway, check out the pictures of the rugs I have done so far:

Bathroom rug--my first rug I attempted

Not quite an oval, but not quite a rectangle

Too small for my space, and well, shaped like a stocking... not an oval






This is the re-stitched rug, longer and the proper shape... YAY!! Not finished just yet though

Potty Training

My baby is now a big girl! How exciting and very sad all at the same time. I cannot believe that Hailey is going pee pee in the potty EVERY time she has to pee now. She is so amazing. She still won't poo in the potty, but I hear that this is a normal response to potty training. One Friday Hailey just made up her mind that she was going to go pee pee on the potty, and she hasn't turned back yet.

Unfortunately, now at 2 or 3 AM, just about every morning we hear "MOMMY I PEE PEE POTTY" yelled at the top of her lungs. It is a little frustrating, but a small price to pay for not peeing in her Pull-Ups I suppose. =) That girl is something else.



Trevor and I had said that there would be no new babies in our house until the youngest is potty trained and sleeping in a big bed...... well, now Hailey is practically potty trained and sleeping in a big girl bed. Guess it's time for a new baby soon... we'll see what our future holds.

Check out our big girl wearing underwear instead of Pull-Ups

Sanke River

Day Trip the Snake River

I think I sent out an email with pictures of our trip to the Snake River with our cool friends Paul and Allesha. We had a great time on their giant boat, and Hailey had a fun first trip to the river. When we moved to La Grande, I was kind of afraid that our children would not be able to experience the same fun trips that we did growing up, like going to the river, mountains, theme parks, or Las Vegas. Turns out that Vegas is still pretty far from us, but the river is about 2 hours away, in either direction. And the mountains are pretty much were we live, but for the real mountain effect we only have to drive about 2 hours. So this place we now call home, isn't that much different from where we grew up after all..... kinda!


Scare me... Hailey is driving this boat???

Actually driving with Allesha

Swimming with Allesha

Holding on to daddy while we go fast

Hanging out with mama

Jordan World Circus

Jordan World Circus

The circus was here in La Grande, Thursday, June 11th, and we took Hailey. She had a blast. The show didn't start until after Hailey's bedtime, but we decided that we would take her anyway. She had a rough start, but she ended up doing really well.

Unfortunately, the weather dind't really hold out. There was a large amount of wind, lightening, and finally rain. We chose to leave early, and get the little monkey into bed. All in all, we had a great time, and the circus was pretty neat. I don't think I've been to a circus since I was about 4 years old.

Watching the show with Nana and Papa

Hailey riding on the ponies before the show started

The elephant that kids could ride on, we had to leave before Hailey had a chance to ride

Having fun at the show